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Can I still use my property if it contains a pipeline?

Yes. Any land disturbance for pipeline construction is temporary. After a line is built, you can carry out normal farming operations, including crop growing and grazing. However, you cannot plant trees on pipeline rights-of-way, or build homes or business facilities. These restrictions are in place for safety and maintenance purposes. If restrictions affect the value of the land, UGIES’ includes this as part of the landowner compensation.

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What should I do if I smell gas?

Dear all experienced experts,

I am a process engineer, but I am on loan to assist the project construction management team for a new chemical plant being constructed.

I have been assigned to monitor contractor installation of piping systems and to project the completion. I am very very new to this side of a chemical plant. I am a process guy meaning give me a plant to operate. So....

Current progress measurement is DIA = Inch Diameter

As we all know a chemical plant has pipes with various dimensions of piping. ISSUE: The contractors chose to tackle the large bore piping systems first to give Inch Diameter Progress, so progress looks great... BUT.... progress will eventually slow due to this method because the smaller bore will consume more time to construct. So...... how does one suggest to measure progress that will allow for a method to project how long it will take for completion?


Thanks in Advance! The method of progress measurement should be established before the Installation Contract is Awarded. It sounds like you did not do that and now you are at the murcy of the Installation Contractor and there is not much you can do about it.

In the future you should give this a lot of thought and make it fit the project parameters.
Example:
- Pipeline - Lineal % measurement of installed vs Total
- In Plant Process Unit - Total piping broken down by different categories (% of each of the total) Such as:
(a) Above Ground Large Bore Lineal measurement + Welds + Hydro - % of the total
(b) Above Ground small Bore (Screwed & SW) Lineal measurement + Hydro - % of the total
(c) Underground piping (All sizes) all sizes + Hydro or Service Test - % of the total

Hydrotest - Successful Hydro of systems vs total. Based on a factor split of (a)/(b)/ (c)

If the project is 60% 'Large bore (LB)' facility then Category (a) would be a larger % of the total but 100% of LB installed and tested would still only be 60% of the total.

Adjust the percentages to fit your project based on size, material, and construction factors. Don't assume "what you used on the last project is good enough so let's use use it on this project".

Document your measurement method (with specific examples) in your Installation Contract and stick to it. Make sure it is simple, but effective. Simple for the Contractor to use and report and effective for you (the Engineering Contractor) and the Client to understand, trust and verify.


Sometimes its possible to do all the right things and still get bad results